Patents by Inventor Scott Brian Courtney

Scott Brian Courtney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for partitioning recursive name servers
    Patent number: 9160623
    Abstract: A method of applying device preferences to network traffic includes establishing first DNS settings of a first device and establishing second DNS settings of a second device. The first DNS settings are associated with one or more first name servers. The second DNS settings are associated with one or more second name servers. The method also includes transmitting, from the first device, at least a portion of a first DNS query and a public IP address to the first name server. The method further includes transmitting, from the second device, at least a portion of a second DNS query and the public IP address to the second name server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Brian Courtney, James Fred Gould
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARTITIONING RECURSIVE NAME SERVERS
    Publication number: 20140304378
    Abstract: A method of applying device preferences to network traffic includes establishing first DNS settings of a first device and establishing second DNS settings of a second device. The first DNS settings are associated with one or more first name servers. The second DNS settings are associated with one or more second name servers. The method also includes transmitting, from the first device, at least a portion of a first DNS query and a public IP address to the first name server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Scott Brian Courtney, James Fred Gould
  • Method and system for partitioning recursive name servers
    Patent number: 8762506
    Abstract: A method of applying device preferences to network traffic includes establishing first DNS settings of a first device and establishing second DNS settings of a second device. The first DNS settings are associated with one or more first name servers. The second DNS settings are associated with one or more second name servers. The method also includes transmitting, from the first device, at least a portion of a first DNS query and a public IP address to the first name server. The method further includes transmitting, from the second device, at least a portion of a second DNS query and the public IP address to the second name server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Verisign, Inc
    Inventors: Scott Brian Courtney, James Fred Gould
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARTITIONING RECURSIVE NAME SERVERS
    Publication number: 20120173684
    Abstract: A method of applying device preferences to network traffic includes establishing first DNS settings of a first device and establishing second DNS settings of a second device. The first DNS settings are associated with one or more first name servers. The second DNS settings are associated with one or more second name servers. The method also includes transmitting, from the first device, at least a portion of a first DNS query and a public IP address to the first name server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Brian Courtney, James Fred Gould